Who Are The Competitors Of Uber?
Uber Technologies is a ride-sharing company, dominated the industry since its started in 2009. It has spread to more than 60 countries valued at nearly $70 billion. The emergence of on-demand rides has become a popular business venture all over the world.
Uber ofcourse is the leading business concept with many pros and cons in it. Even now many of its features are unique and can’t able to copied by their competitors. Here is the some of the leading competitors for Uber with same and uniques features from various countries all over the world.
Lyft - San Francisco, California - 2012
Lyft is one of the quite big competitor for Uber. It's a transportation company available in 9 countries and 220 cities in US. With its mobile app, it attracted many customers with fine working user friendly features.
Lyft offers various levels of service as like Uber : Lyft Line (a shared ride option); Plain Lyft (a ride for solo travelers or groups up to four); and Lyft Plus (larger cars which suits large group). The ride-hailing company is also uniquely building a network of cars, focusing on autonomous vehicle technology.
Curb -San Jose - 2007
Curb was born from previously named companies such as TaxiMagic & RideCharge. Curb operates in more than 60 U.S. cities nationwide, partnering with 90 cab companies and driving 35,000 cars.It has since merged with the Way2ride app, allowing Curb to connect passengers to even more cabs and drivers across the US.
Curb is also app-based, opening up to a map that marks your location; it also shows available Curb drivers nearby. Users can either book rides instantly, or schedule them up to 24 hours in advance (a service convenient for travelers). There is a choice of paying fares within the app or with cash in the car, as well as vehicle options to best suit your needs.
Didi Chuxing - China - 2015
Conceived from a merger back in 2015, Didi Chuxing is a ride-hailing service company made up of China's two largest taxi-hailing firms, It’s referred to as the "Uber of China," and owns all of China's taxi-hailing market. With 99% market share, and 87% market share when it comes it hailing private vehicles.
It operates in over 400 cities across the region. The company said it booked 1.43 billion rides in 2015 alone, and completed 200 million rides last December. Didi is also in a strategic partnership with Lyft, which allowed the company to operate in China for the first time.
Grab - Singapore - 2012
Founded in 2012, Grab (formerly known as GrabTaxi) is a ride service company that operates in Southeast Asia, primarily in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Like Uber, Grab works through an app-based platform for smartphones, and users can download the app on the Google Play store, Apple's App Store, and Blackberry World.
Grab has raised a total of $1.44 billion in total equity funding, with roughly 75,000 registered taxi drivers in its network.
Their mission is simple. Grab aims to revamp simple, cost effective mobile-based technology to both providers and drivers. The SouthEast Asian taxi industry, making it a safer and more efficient means of transport we can all be proud of.
Ola - India - 2010
Ola is an app-based transportation company and is one of the fastest growing businesses in India. It has raised $1.67 billion in equity funding through 10 rounds from 23 investors.Ola currently has over 40,000 cars in its network across 22 cities.
Ola has also auto, rickshaws and bicycles in its app. It also provide services for outstation and rentals. Ola is quite famous and providing safe and cost effective service all over India.
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